2006 Ford Freestyle Complaint Log

VEHICLE SURGES--WHEN IDLING IN PARK THE RPMS WILL JUMP INTERMITTENTLY FROM 500 TO 1500 RPMS. WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE AND MY FOOT IS TAKEN OFF OF THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE WILL LUNGE WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED 3 MONTHS AGO AND THIS IS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE. 60K ON THE MILEAGE. RUNNING A/C FULL FORCE TODAY WHEN IT HAPPENED AS IT HAS GOTTEN HOT OUTSIDE. IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES TODAY AND STALLED DURING ONE OCCURRENCE WHEN BACKING UP AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. I RESTARTED IT WITHOUT PROBLEMS BUT CAME STRAIGHT HOME AS IT WAS MAKING ME NERVOUS. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET TO TRY TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE BUT I'VE READ ONLINE THAT IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE THROTTLE BODY AND OCCURS MORE WHEN THE A/C IS IN USE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE TODAY WITH THE A/C ON AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE BY ITSELF AND THEN SHUT OFF. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PICK UP SPEED. *TR

VEHICLE (FORD FREESTYLE) LUNGES FORWARD BOTH IN DRIVE AND IN REVERSE, WHEN FOOT IS ON BRAKE, PARTICULARLY WHEN BACKING UP, BUT ALSO WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE. VEHICLE ACCELERATES EVEN WHEN FOOT IS PUSHING DOWN ON BRAKE!!! RPM'S SHOOT UP AND VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD, SIGNIFICANT DISTANCE, W/O WARNING. LITTLE TO NO CONTROL OVER ACCELERATION WHEN IT DOES THIS. OCCURS APPROX. EVERY OTHER DAY (3-4 TIMES PER DAY ON THE DAYS IT DOES OCCUR)! NOTHING INITIATED THIS REACTION IN/FROM CAR. CONCERNED IT WILL CAUSE ME TO REAR END SOMEONE OR RUN INTO THEIR VEHICLE WHEN TRYING TO BACK UP IN A PARKING LOT, ETC. *TR

WE ARE HAVING CONCERN WITH OUR FREESTYLE. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS I WILL BE PARKED, IN THE SCHOOL PICK-UP LINE, FOR EXAMPLE. WHEN I RELEASE THE BRAKE, THE CAR JOLTS FORWARD WITHOUT EVEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. THIS CAN BE TERRIFYING, AS IT ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE IN A SITUATION WHERE THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHOM COULD BE INJURED. THIS ALSO HAPPENS FREQUENTLY IN PARKING LOTS. THIS IS A POSSIBLE THROTTLE MALFUNCTION? I AM BRINGING TO THE MECHANIC TO SEE IF THERE IS SOMETHING THEY CAN DO. BECAUSE I HAVE NOTICED THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE, I THOUGHT I SHOULD STATE MY CONCERN AS WELL. HOPEFULLY IF A RECALL IS NEEDED TO ENSURE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE, THIS WILL BE THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED. THANK YOU.

2006 FORD FREESTYLE. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, SHE BEGAN SLOWING DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT AND DESPITE HER EFFORTS OF APPLYING THE BRAKE, SHE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *JB

SEVERAL MONTHS AGO CAR STARTED LUNGING WHEN BACKING OUT OF GARAGE. LAST WEEK WHEN TRYING TO BACK OUT OF TIGHT PARKING PLACE IN PARKING GARAGE CAR LUNGED, HIT PARKING GARAGE WALL AND DIED. YESTERDAY WHEN TRYING TO MAKE RIGHT TURN ONTO MAJOR STREET OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND WITH SEVERAL CARS BEHIND ME, CAR LUNGED AND DIED. THE LAST 2 INCIDENTS HAPPENED WHEN A/C WAS ON AND OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES OVER 100. LUNGING OUT OF GARAGE HAS HAPPENED WITH VARIOUS TEMPERATURES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD AND STALLED. THE CONTACT APPLIED EXTREME FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM CRASHING INTO THE VEHICLE STOPPED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF HER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION OPEN UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD UNPREDICTABLY WHILE AIR CONDITIONING IS RUNNING. WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, IT LUNGES FORWARD.

2006 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES WHEN REVERSING OR GOING FORWARD WHEN THE AC IS ON. THIS HAPPENS ON A DAILY BASIS. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT IDLE SPEEDS UNEXPECTEDLY. THE VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

CAR ATTEMPTS TO LUNGE WHILE FOOT IS FIRMLY APPLIED TO THE BRAKE. THIS EVENT SOMETIMES RESULTS IN AN ENGINE STALL FOLLOWED BY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. IT HAS OCCURRED FREQUENTLY OVER THE LAST 3 MONTHS. MOST OCCURRENCES DO NOT RESULT IN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. CAR FAILED VEHICLE INSPECTION ON 06/27/11 DUE TO THIS EVENT OCCURRING WHILE THE INSPECTOR WAS TESTING THE BRAKE SYSTEM. I DON'T PLAN TO HAVE THE CAR WORKED ON UNTIL THIS DEFECT INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE, SO THIS CAR COULD SERVE AS AN EXAMPLE IF NEEDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED AT RAPID SPEEDS AND THE CONTACT WAS NOT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD AND THE WRENCH INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE FAILURE UNTIL NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11018 WAS INVESTIGATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

VEHICLE LUNGES RANDOMLY WHEN I AM BACKING UP AND OCCASIONALLY WHEN I AM GOING FORWARD. IT HAS BEEN DOING IT FOR A WHILE. I HAD TO PUT BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO KEEP IT FROM HITTING A POLE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS BEING THE THROTTLE BODY. UPON DOING RESEARCH, I SAW THAT IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL VEHICLE OF THE SAME MAKE. AS FOR A DATE WHEN THIS OCCURS, IT IS LIKE I STATED BEFORE IT IS RANDOM AND HAS BEEN DOING IT FOR A WHILE AND MORE FREQUENTLY. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE IN MARCH 2011. IN MAY IT STARTED LUNGING WHEN IT WAS FIRST PUT INTO GEAR WITH MY FOOT APPLIED ON THE BRAKE. IT GOT WORSE WHEN THE AIR HAD BEEN ON AND THE CAR IS IDLING. TO THE POINT IT STARTED STALLING AND THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO SHOP ON MAY 31. STAYED THERE TIL FRI. JUNE 3. THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. DROVE IT BACK HOME OVER AN HOUR AWAY JUST FOR IT TO HAPPEN AGAIN. NOW I HAVE TO RETURN TO THE SHOP FOR THEM TO SEE WHAT ELSE THEY CAN FIND. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. PRIOR TO THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD AND BACKWARDS UNCONTROLLABLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,814. UPDATED 07/08/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD WHILE IN REVERSE. THE CONDITION WAS MORE PREVALENT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS HOT. UPDATED 02/03/12

IN THE SUMMER OF 2011 OUR FREESTYLE BEGAN TO SURGE AS FAR AS TWO FEET WHILE DRIVEN AT LOW SPEEDS AND ALSO WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, SURGING FORWARD OR BACKWARD WHEN IN REVERSE, REVVING LOUDLY AND SUBSEQUENTLY STALLING. CONCERNED, WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO OUR FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD US THAT THE PROBLEM WAS UNCOMMON (NOT TRUE) AND DID NOT MENTION ANY SERVICE BULLETINS BEFORE REPROGRAMMING OUR FREESTYLES PCM AND REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

MY WIFE WAS ENTERING A PARKING SPACE AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AFTER SHE HAD REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A ROW OF SHOPPING CARTS AND CAUSED A CREASE IN THE RIGHT REAR DOOR.

ENGINE SURGED AND EVENTUALLY QUIT. CAR RESTARTED, BUT WOULD NOT GET UP TO SPEED UNTIL 40 MPH. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON DASH, TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEEMED RESPONSIBLE.

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE HAS BEEN LURCHING FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. SOMETIMES IS WILL THEN STALL. IT HAPPENS WHEN PULLING ON OR OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST 6 WEEKS. TOOK CARE TO SHOP, NO CODES TO SHOW ISSUE AND UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

I PURCHASED USED 2006 FORD FREESTYLE IN FEBRUARY 2011. ITS BEEN TWO MONTHS. I AM HAVING PROBLEMS OF ACCELERATION WHEN MY FOOT IS NOT ON THE PEDAL, IT SPEEDS UP AND HAVE TO HIT THE BRAKES. ALSO, MY WRENCH LIGHT GOES AND ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW ON. DEALER TODAY STATES NEED NEW THROTTLE BODY $800. I JUST DROVE IT OFF THE LOT 2 MONTHS AGO. *TR

THREE TIMES I HAVE EXPERIENCED LUNGING IN MY CAR WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE. MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE AND NOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. MY THEN HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, NOT SHIFTING FROM FIRST GEAR REGARDLESS OF SPEED OR RPM. AFTER HAVING THE COMPUTER CODES CHECKED THERE WAS AN ERROR WITH THE TRANSMISSION, THE TECH RESET THE COMPUTER CODES AND THE CAR TEMPORARILY RAN FINE. THEN THE PROBLEM RETURNED AND PERSISTS. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM I DISCOVERED THAT IT IS NOT SOMETHING LIMITED TO THE TRANSMISSION BUT SEEMS TO INCLUDE THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE AIR CONDITIONER AS WELL. *TR

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE (2006 FORD FREESTYLE SE) AND PLACING IN GEAR, VEHICLE LURCHES AND SOMETIMES STALLS. WITH BRAKES FIRMLY APPLIED, VEHICLE DOES NOT MOVE MUCH, BUT IF VEHICLE IS ALREADY MOVING, IT MAY PROPEL FORWARD SEVERAL FEET SUDDENLY. ON THE REPORTED INCIDENT DATE, THE AUTOMOBILE LURCHED WHILE BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY IN REVERSE. THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY LURCHED BACKWARDS INTO THE STREET, THEN STALLED. AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE OCCURRED IF OTHER CARS WERE ON THE ROADWAY. THE A/C WAS RUNNING AT THE TIME OF ALL OCCURRENCES. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE IS HAVING AN ACCELERATION PROBLEM. I FIRST NOTICED IT IN THE MORNING ONE I PUT IT IN REVERSE AND HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE CAR WOULD WAND TO GO BY ITSELF. AS IT GET HOTTER THE PROBLEM OCCURS MORE. THEN IN 2010 THE AC WENT OUT AND I SPENT $1100 IN REPAIRS. THE PROBLEM DIDN'T OCCUR TO OFTEN IN THE WINTER HOWEVER IN THE PAST MONTH THE CAR NOW ACCELERATES FORWARD AND BACKWARD. IT ALSO ACCELERATES WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING. THIS HAD NOT HAPPEN BEFORE. TODAY I WAS DRIVING ON A VERY BUSY STREET WHEN THE CAR LUNGE AND THEN DIED. I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND IT WOULD GO VERY SLOW AS IF IT HAD LOST POWER. IT TURNED OFF 3 MORE TIMES AND THEN AS I PRESSED THE GAS THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I CALLED THE DEALER AND WILL BE TAKING IT IN. HOWEVER, THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND AS I THINK ABOUT ALL THE INCIDENTS OVER THE PAST YEAR, IT SEEMS THIS MAY BE A PROBLEM THAT IS ESCALATED BY THE AIR CONDITION AND WHEN TEMPERATURES RISE. I HAVE OWN MANY FORDS AND THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED WITH ONE OF THEM. I THINK THIS MAY BE A SERIOUS DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

RETURNING HOME WITH MY CHILDREN, WHEN MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE LURCHED HORRIBLY, ACCELERATING FIRST, THEN DROPPING DOWN TO ALMOST NO POWER AT ALL, WITH THE YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT TURNED ON, AND THEN WOULD BARELY ACCELERATE TILL I GOT HOME AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, THEN RE-STARTED IT AND THE CAR ACTED RELATIVELY NORMAL. FORTUNATELY WAS ON A COUNTRY ROAD, AND NO OTHER CARS AROUND WHEN INCIDENT OCCURRED. *TR

I WAS WAITING IN LINE TO PICK MY DAUGHTER UP FROM SCHOOL TODAY. WHEN SHE GOT IN THE CAR I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE AND MY CAR LUNGED FORWARD AND ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD TO PUSH DOWN ON THE BRAKE TO STOP MY CAR FROM CRASHING INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE FOR A SECOND TIME AND TO DRIVE AROUND THE OTHER CAR, MY CAR LUNGED AGAIN AND ALMOST STALLED.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE IN REVERSE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. SHE NOTICED THE FAILURE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY AND REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 73,100.

OUR FREESTYLE HAS PROBLEMS WITH SURGING FOR OVER A YEAR. THE RPMS WILL GO UP AND THE CAR WILL TRY TO JUMP AHEAD WHEN THE BRAKE IS ON. OTHER TIMES IT WILL SURGE WHILE DRIVING AND THE DASHBOARD MAY GO COMPLETELY BLANK. IT HAS BEEN WORKED ON MANY TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM ALWAYS COMES BACK. DIFFERENT SENSORS AND RESETS OF THE COMPUTER HAVE BEEN DONE. *TR

CAR LURCHES ON ITS OWN WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. HAPPENS MOST IN REVERSE WHEN BACKING UP OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, BUT HAS ALSO HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE IDLING IN A DRIVE THRU LINE. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR COLLISIONS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. IT HAPPENS ALMOST ALWAYS WHEN FIRST PUT INTO REVERSE. I HAVE LEARNED TO KEEP MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. IT IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND WHILE SLIGHTLY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AND APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY LUNGED FORWARD. ALSO, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM WAS A CONTINUOUS FAILURE WHICH RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

I WAS WAITING TO PICK UP MY SON AT SCHOOL IN THE "PICK UP" LANE. THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE, BUT I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AT THE TIME WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. WITHOUT WARNING AND WITHOUT A CHANGE IN THE SPEED OF THE CAR AND NO MOVEMENT OF MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE, THE CAR'S ENGINE REVVED AND SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD, NEARLY HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE SINCE THIS TIME - ALWAYS WHEN THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING (LIKE WAITING IN DRIVE-THRU LINES) OR WAS ABOUT TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP (LIKE SLOWING DOWN AT A RED LIGHT, FOR EXAMPLE.) I HAVE HEARD FROM A FRIEND WHO IS A FELLOW FORD FREESTYLE OWNER THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. SHE HAD HERS REPLACED AND IT COST HER OVER $500!

I OWN A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE AND OFTEN EXPERIENCE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OR LUNGING. I HAVEN'T GOTTEN IN AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT AM VERY ANXIOUS ABOUT DRIVING WITH THIS PROBLEM. IT OCCURS MORE FREQUENTLY AS THE WEATHER GETS WARMER. AS THE WEATHER WARMS THIS OCCURS 90% OF THE TIME I DRIVE IT. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGING STARTED ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. IT HAPPENS OFTEN, THOUGHT IT WAS JUST WHEN I RAN THE AIR CONDITIONER BUT IT IS HAPPENING ALL THE TIME NOW. IT WILL HAPPEN WHEN THE CAR IS GOING FORWARD AND IN REVERSE AND SOMETIMES IT WILL DIE ON ME. I'VE ALREADY HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR 1 INJURY AND I'M AFRAID IT COULD CONTINUE TO HAPPEN TO OTHER FREESTYLE OWNERS INCLUDING MYSELF. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS PROBLEM. FORD NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THE FACT THAT THIS IS THEIR FAULT AND RECALL ALL FREESTYLES MADE WITHIN 2006-2007. AS I AM RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE FREESTYLE I AM BECOMING AWARE THAT FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE FOR SOME TIME NOW AND HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IF THIS IS HOW THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE VEHICLES AND TREAT THEIR CUSTOMERS THEN I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT MOST OF THEIR COSTUMERS WILL CHOOSE TO GO ELSEWHERE WITH THEIR BUSINESS, INCLUDING MYSELF! THEY NEED TO RECALL THIS MODEL AND FIX IT!!!! I AM AT 65,000 MILE'S AND THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE TO ME AND EVERY OTHER OWNER OUT THERE.!!! PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS MESS. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A SECOND DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THE DEALER CLEANED OUT THE THROTTLE BODY. THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED AND RECURRED AFTER THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

WHILE IDLING WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR STARTED "SURGING". RPM'S REVVED UP AND HAD TO STAND ON BRAKE TO KEEP CAR FROM MOVING. HAPPENED A FEW TIMES, SPORADICALLY, THEN STARTED HAPPENING MORE OFTEN. NOW DOING THE SAME THING IN REVERSE. SEVERAL TIMES, WHEN I REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE TO BACK UP THE CAR "LURCHES" 6 OR 8 FEET BEFORE I CAN STOP IT AGAIN. YESTERDAY, . SOME REPORTS CITE TRANSMISSION, SOME CITE THROTTLE BODY". *TR

I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT OUR 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. OUR VEHICLE HAS THE CVT TRANSMISSION AND HAS STARTED REVVING AND JOLTING FORWARD WHEN I PLACE THE CAR IN DRIVE, REVERSE OR EVEN WHEN I COME TO A STOP. I HAVE NOTICED SINCE I HAVE STARTED USING THE AIR CONDITIONING THAT THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN MORE FREQUENT AND MORE POWERFUL. I HAVE BEEN SITTING AT A DRIVE-THRU AND ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE MY CAR JOLTED FORWARD. I AM AFRAID I AM GOING TO END UP HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE OR SOMEONE IF THE PROBLEM CONTINUES OR GETS WORSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD WHILE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND MOST FREQUENTLY WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE SURGES AND OR ACCELERATES AFTER IT IS PUT IN GEAR WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THIS HAPPEN BOTH IN FORWARD(DRIVE) AND REVERSE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR AT LEAST SINCE 2009. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

WE HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE THAT FREQUENTLY SURGES FORWARD AT LOW SPEEDS. USUALLY THIS OCCURS WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD. ONCE IT WARMS UP IT'S LESS LIKELY TO HAPPEN. *TR

THIS IS THE SAME AS PE11018, BUT IS FOR THE 2006 MODEL YEAR. MY FREESTYLE LUNGES, ESPECIALLY IN REVERSE AT SLOW SPEEDS. PRESSING FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE BRINGS IT TO A STOP LIKE NORMAL. *TR

OUR 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WILL SOMETIMES SURGE WHEN FIRST STARTED OR AT LOW SPEEDS. IT SEEMS TO DO THIS THE WORST WHEN JUST STARTED AND BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE. STEPPING ON THE BRAKE WILL STOP IT BUT THE ENGINE WILL RACE FOR A LITTLE BIT. *TR

LUNGES AND ACCELERATES WITHOUT PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL - USUALLY I HAVE THE BRAKE APPLIED AT THE TIME SO IT IS EASY TO CONTROL BUT IT DOES IT MOSTLY WHEN FIRST STARTING OUT BEFORE SHIFTING TO DRIVE. ALSO LUNGES WHEN AT SLOW SPEEDS, LIKE WHEN IN A PARKING LOT. I NOTICE IT DOES IT MORE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON. I HAVE NOTICED IT MORE THE LAST TWO YEARS AND JUST THOUGHT IT WAS PROBABLY THE COMPRESSOR TURNING ON BUT I'M NOT SURE. THERE HAS BEEN NO INJURY OR ACCIDENT YET BUT IT IS A WORRISOME INCIDENT THAT OCCURS TOO OFTEN. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE. LUNGES AT IDLE SPEED, OFTEN WITH BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO NUMEROUS REPAIR FACILITIES, INCLUDING FORD DEALERSHIPS, AND NONE CAN DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. CONSIDERING THE NUMBER OF IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS, WHEN WILL FORD BE OWNING UP TO THIS ISSUE AND ISSUING A RECALL TO FIX IT AT THEIR EXPENSE? WE ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR STALLING WHILE IN CRUISE CONTROL AT SPEEDS OF 60MPH OR HIGHER. CONSIDER BEING ON A FREEWAY WITH NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES AT 60-70 MPH, SEMI TRUCKS AND OTHER VEHICLES SPEEDING AROUND YOU, AND TRYING TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY SAFELY. AGAIN, NO REPAIR FACILITY CAN DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE PLACED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE OR PARK THE ENGINE RPMS WOULD INCREASE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REFUSED TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE UNLESS THE CONTACT PAID FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 09/19/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD AND REVERSE AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM JUMPING. ALSO, WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND SHE HIT A FENCE CAUSING COSMETIC DAMAGE. UPDATED 10/03/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN IT RAINED THE MOON ROOF LEAKED WATER INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR REPAIRS BUT SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000. UPDATED 12/02/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE A STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC STOP WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

2006 FORD FREESTYLE SURGE WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO FORWARD OR VICE VERSA. *TR

ON SAT. MAY 14 MY FORD FREESTYLE 2006 LUNGED FORWARD AFTER STOPPING AND BEFORE PUTTING THE CAR INTO "PARK". ON SUN. MAY 15 MY FORD FREESTYLE 2006 LUNGED FORWARD AGAIN WHILE AT A SIT STILL BETWEEN STOPPING AND PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK!!! *TR